Pope comments ‘tragedy’ to falling birth rates in Italy
Pope Francis, in his weekly speech, referred to the falling birth rates in Italy, stating that this poses a threat to the future of the country, and described this situation as a “tragedy”.
Pope Francis, the spiritual leader of the Catholics, talked about Italy’s birth rates in his weekly speech at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican. The Pope said it was a “tragedy” for Italy, saying that it was worrying that birth rates were so low in Italy that many people did not want to have children or were left with only one child.
The Office for National Statistics has announced that births in Italy last year were at their lowest level since 1861, and this figure has been falling steadily over the past 12 years.
